Raipur, May 6 -- Mumbai Indians have arrived in Raipur ahead of their high-profile IPL fixture scheduled for May 10 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.
The match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru will begin at 7:30 pm.
However, skipper Hardik Pandya's absence from the travelling squad has become the biggest talking point. Pandya did not accompany the team from Mumbai, and he was also missing during the side's previous fixture against Lucknow Super Giants, where Suryakumar Yadav led the team in his place.
According to reports, Pandya's absence is linked to a back spasm. The franchise has maintained that his unavailability is purely injury-related and there are no other concerns. At the toss in the previous m...